[aaron_m04]

OK, but can you even guarantee an upper bound on the damage of this gene drive getting out of control? For all we know, it could result in even more lives lost. We would be so screwed if, for example, all insects became extinct.

[JamesBarney]

How would this happen? Insects are very different genetically, and can't even come close to cross breeding, which is how the gene drive is spread.